(informal, humorous) A phrase used to feign ignorance to the existence of a concept.

"to end as a fruitless blossom": to end without bearing fruit (results)

nothing, none (used with things)

masturbation (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)

what sort of matter / unspecified matter

A 19th-20th century type of storytelling accompanied by a shamisen.

above all; more than anything else

bill of lading

everything

at all costs, whatever it takes